Article of jewelry.



J. M. TERRY.

ARTICLEOF JEWELRY. APPLICATION FILED AUG-4, lays.

1,215,428. Patnted Feb. 13, 1917.

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JOHN M. TERRY, OF EL DORADO, ARKANSAS, 'ASSIGNOR T0 EI-SENSTADT MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

ARTIGLE OF JEWELRY.

Specification of I .etters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

ends of one of the links 5. After these ends To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. TERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of El Dorado, county of Union, State of Arkansas, have invented a certain new and useful Article of Jewelry, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the ac companying drawings, forming part of this specification. I

My invention relates to articles of jewelry, and more particularly to means for converting the links of what are known as friendship bracelets into various articles of jewelry. These links are now sold in large numbers, the individual collector having them afterwardmade up into bracelets. It often happens, however, that the collector secures a greater or less number of links than is necessary for a bracelet, and, consequently, she may desire to convert the links into various articles of jewelry other than bracelets. The object of my invention is to provide means by which these links may be readily converted into articles of jewelry other than bracelets. v

In the accompanying drawings are illustrated some forms of articles of jewelry made in accordance with my invention.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a fingerring;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same; Fig. 3 is a view of a hat pin; Fig. 4 is a view showing a breastpin or beauty-pin; Fig. 5 is a view showing one of the links detached, and Fig. 6 is a detached view of the fastening member, illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Like marks of reference refer to similar parts in the several views of the drawings.

5 is a rectangular plate of metal forming the link. This plate has a central portion 6 adapted to have engraved thereon a suitable letter 7 or other character, the whole forming a tablet. Each end of the tablet is provided with an elongated opening 8 forming end bars 9, by means of which the links are adapted to be fastened together.

Referring first'to Figs. 1, 2 and 6, numeral 10 is a strip of metal formed in the shape approximately of a ring, the ends 11 being bent upwardly a' suflicient distance apart to pass through the two slots 8 in the 11 have been passed through the slots 8 they are bent over, as shown at 11 in Fig. 2, thus forming a finger ring of the two parts.

Fig. 3 shows a method of forming a hat pin of one of the links 5. In this construction I use in place of the circular part 10 a bowed strip of metal 12, having end 13 similar to the ends 11, hereinbefore referred to, and, like them, adapted to pass through the slots 8 and be bent around the end bars 9 of one of the links 5. Secured to the central part of the strip 12 is a pin 14, forming the shaft of the hat pin.

Fig. 4: shows a still further modification in which the link '5 is convereted'into a breastpin or beauty-pin. In this construction a flat piece of metal 15 is so shaped as to lie against the back of the link 5, and is provided with ends 16 adapted to pass through the slots 8 and to be bent around the end bars 9. Secured to the strip 15 is an eye 17 and a pivoted pin 18 adapted to coiiperate therewith to secure the device as a whole in position.

It will be evident that by keeping the parts 10, 12 and 15 on hand, a jeweler may readily and quickly convert the plates 5 into articles of jewelry other than bracelets by simply passing the ends or ears of these parts through the slots Sin the links bending them around the end bars 9.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure 'by Letters-Patent of the United States is:

A rigid finger ring composed of but two pieces, an integral band and a head, said band having its ends spaced and said head bridging the space between the band ends and. having a pair of spaced slots which receive the ends of the band, said band being formed of bendable metal and the ends thereof being firmly engaged on top of the head ends and with the end edges of the head and seating on the band periphery radially thereof so as to be rigidly connected tothe head.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal in the presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN M. TERRY. [L.s.]

Witnesses:

S. R. MORGAN, J. A. ROWLAND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

